Song-Swapping Software Makers
Prepare New Privacy Safeguards

The music industry is rolling out its big guns against "peer-to-peer" users, preparing to sue people who illicitly offer songs online. Now file-sharing software providers are firing back.

As the major record labels move toward filing the first wave of promised copyright-infringement lawsuits against major Internet tune distributors, song swappers will soon be offered increased protection against identification. That's because companies that supply peer-to-peer software are promising to reinforce their privacy...